shokwave comments on Belief in Belief vs. Internalization - Less Wrong

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Comment author: taw 05 December 2010 03:34:18PM 2 points [-]

The gauge says one pound per square inch. One pound doesn't sound like much so the man undoes the latches. [...] I'm not seeing how the parable helps one be less wrong in real life.

Easy - not using metric system will kill you.

Comment author: shokwave 05 December 2010 03:50:15PM 3 points [-]

Seventy grams per square centimeter sounds like even less, though.

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